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Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed one person.

Two East Midlands trains have crashed into each other causing serious injuries. The incident occurred around Kempston between Luton and Bedford, at about 5.15pm.

Images from the scene taken by passengers show what appear to be two East Midlands Trains services that have run into one another in Bedford

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has called on the public to steer clear of the area; media reports say the incident has resulted in multiple casualties.

Public asked to avoid location of incident near city of Bedford

East Midlands Railway said in a statement that emergency services were dealing with the incident between London's St Pancras and Leicester. | World News

The British Transport Police confirmed the collision

Two East Midlands Railway trains were involved, with one hitting the back of the other.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision involving two trains near Bedford in eastern England on Friday, with multiple people reported injured...

LONDON: Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed at least one person. A passenger reported that he…

The collision occurred in the Bedford area, according to British Transport Police.

At least one person died and many others were injured in the train collision that occurred about 90 kilometers north of London.

Both trains were traveling south to London St. Pancras station when they collided outside the town of Bedford around 5:15 p.m., according to information on rail tracking websites.

At least one person has died and several others were injured after a collision between two trains north of London.

At least one person is dead and 89 are injured after two passenger trains collided in horrific scenes near Bedford, northwest of London.

One passenger says he was thrown forward by the impact then saw fellow travellers with broken bones and bloody injuries.

One person has died and several are injured after a UK train collision near Bedford. Emergency services are on scene following the major incident.

One person was killed and dozens were injured, including 11 seriously, after two London-bound passenger trains collided near Bedford on Friday. Emergency services mounted a major…

A large number of rescue crews have been deployed, including more than 20 ambulances and six air ambulances

The fatal crash occurred outside the town of Bedford, with emergency services deploying a number of resources including an air ambulance and a hazardous incident team.